The Five Books That Inspired J.A. Jance to Become a Writer By far the most influential book in my life—and the one that inspired my career path for the past forty years—was L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, which I read as a second grader in Mrs. Spangler’s classroom at Greenway School in […]
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The Long Arduous Path to Becoming a Professional Author
The Long Arduous Path to Becoming a Professional Author I often wonder what brought me here. Here, being my writing desk in my office at home, sitting under my framed Wall Street Journal review and posters of the covers of my three novels. Here, being me, being a full-time writer. I know I took […]
Canadian Noir? Eh?
Canadian Noir? Eh? Much has been made recently of the quintessentially sunny Canadian personality. Our impossibly handsome prime minister loves selfies with the common folk and our favorite word is sorry, even when someone steps on our toe or slams the door in our face. Today, it seems, Canada is all things bright and beautiful, […]